Ultra Music Festival Miami Announces 2017 Dates

Ultra is wasting no time getting you excited for next year’s festival. Seconds after the final firework of the night exploded, the Main Stage flashed three dates: March 24, 25, and 26, 2017.   Ultra ended its three-day run tonight with a stand out performance by Pendulum. Though there were no…

Deadmau5 Will Cover for the Prodigy at Ultra 2016

This morning, around 50,000 hearts were broken when they learned that the highly anticipated Prodigy set was no longer going to happen. But, at least the time slot won’t go blank. Deadmau5, who just had his fair share of drama at Spotify’s Miami Music Week party, announced on Twitter that he will…

The Prodigy Cancels Ultra Miami Performance

Last night, the Prodigy posted a statement on Facebook saying their upcoming Ultra performance, which was slated to happen on the Live Stage tonight at 11 p.m., would be cancelled.  “The Prodigy are very disappointed to announce that they will not be performing at Ultra Music festival on Saturday night,”…

Miike Snow Makes the Most Out of Ultra’s Live Stage

Because Miami is a black hole of traffic nightmares (especially this weekend) and I’m so very Miami myself that tardiness is a way of life, I arrive late to my scheduled interview with Miike Snow at this year’s Ultra Music Festival. Luckily, the Swedish-American indie pop trio do some scheduling…

Ultra Miami 2016, Day One: A Giant Metal Spider Stole Our Hearts

This year, Miami’s Ultra Music Festival turns 18-years-old. Which means, under Ultra’s new age restrictions, it can finally attend itself (while smoking a cigarette). And the festival’s maturity is starting to show. Day one of Ultra was largely a smooth success. Even Mother Nature cooperated (which didn’t happen during last…

Purity Ring Still Feels Out of Place at an EDM Festival

With the success of their recent record, Another Eternity, Canadian masters of “future pop,” Purity Ring, find themselves the masters of their own destiny. With their first record, Shrines, everything, from production to recording, was handled by the duo of Megan James (vocals) and Corin Roddick (instrumentals), mostly via the…

Ultra Miami Announces 2016 Set Times

With Ultra Miami exactly one week away, now is a good time to start planning your festival schedule. Check out the full UMF 2016 lineup and set times below.  Friday, March 18 Main Stage 11:00 p.m. MArtin GArrix 9:55 p.m. DJ Snake 8:50 p.m. Armin van Buuren 7:45 p.m. Kaskade…

Ultra 2016’s Live Streaming and Radio Schedule

So you didn’t get a ticket to Ultra Miami this year? We’re sorry to hear that. But you’ll still be able to experience UMF 2016 from afar. This year, like last year and the year before that, Ultra will be live streaming the action across the interwebs. Live from from an…

Femme Fest Is a Night Devoted to Miami’s Women Who Rock

Any Miamian who has so much as thought about being in a band probably knows the name Oski Gonzalez. The Miami local has been putting on shows since he was 15. He booked bands for Tobacco Road since 2006 and is single-handedly responsible for some of the best local shows…

Miami Music Week Taught Dusky the Importance of Pacing

At the age of 15, Alfie Granger-Howell and Nick Harriman listened to garage music on pirate radio and got around London with the help of a couple fake IDs. They went to a lot of raves — the old school, hardcore kinds — and listened to early Orbital and Prodigy…

The Ten Best Underground Parties of Miami Music Week 2016

If all you do during Miami Music Week is chase marquee names from party to party, you’re doing it wrong. At its core, this week has always been about discovering new acts and sounds. The days of Daft Punk spinning at local clubs and poolside are certainly over (yes, that…

Ten Ways Not to Be the Worst Person at Ultra 2016

So you’re going to Ultra this year. Maybe you’re a first-timer, or perhaps you’re a veteran. Maybe you’re going for the music, or maybe you’re going for the atmosphere. The point is, you’re going. And so are somewhere north of 50,000 other people. When you get that many bodies together…